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I don't know how a company that can afford to hire the best of the best and probably has a lot of people who want to work there can produce such a mediocre prod

• sangnoir 11y ago
  The "best" probably don't want to work on something as boring as the steam client. Given the choice of working on the Steam client, the Source Engine, or HL3 - which one would you choose? It's the downside of a flat organization where the staff choose what they work on, without being assigned tasks by management.
  • rdl 11y ago
    If I got to pick (not that I'm even a good developer, but as a PM) - the store/client hands down. Both because it is a glaring flaw now and because doing account and identity management securely is way more interesting to me than a random game.
    • hellbanner 11y ago
      Well, you should apply!
      • BuckRogers 11y ago
        I also find that to be interesting. I simply enjoy leaving no stone unturned, optimization as well as getting things right. That said, I'd never pass their interview process. I've failed many interviews because I'm more of a junior than a senior engineer. That's the downfall of only hiring the best and brightest. A bunch of cowboys leads to everyone wanting to do what a cowboy programmer thinks is cool or fun. I love writing utilities and making them user friendly as possible. I know many don't think it's possible but I love designing interfaces and dummy proofing them is one of my favorite things and I think I achieve it.